ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · IL · GEOID 171072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Logan County, Illinois

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home8.7%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone79.4%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute21.2 min → 21.0 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 8.7%▲ 2.8 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 79.4%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.4% ±2.8 pp
Carpool7.4% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.7% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 11,962 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

56thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,713± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,962± 410 MOE
Workers with travel time10,919± 424 MOE
Estimated home workers1,043± 189 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.